DNF at the Utah 1088.....

[jwhite518]

No tire lasts very long when busting down the Nevada outback at the lickety-split pace I was averaging....

That's one nice thing about riding a sub-100-hp German twin - ain't no way I'm burning through a rear in 2000 miles. I still have plenty of treadlife on my Storms after 5K and two rallies in which I was mileage king. Love those tires on the RS! You guys need to dump those 4 cylinder motors.

 

[Warchild]

Maybe a new, kinder and more gentle WC???

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[RenoJohn]

Maybe a new, kinder and more gentle WC???

...and then again, ..maybe not.
Classic, nice to see the spirit hasn't changed.

 

[Warchild]

Classic, nice to see the spirit hasn't changed.

This photo was taken about 30 minutes before Rally Start.... so I was still in a chipper mood....

 

[Sherman]

Making friends.

 

[artistonFJR]

Awwww damn! I live about a mile from Wright's Cycle, and I was having a BBQ that afternoon (seriously!). Cold beer, hot ribs, chicken, shrimp, vino, and all the fixins. One stinkin mile and you could have been sittin pretty and slept on the lawn by the pond while I had the cheerleaders from the local high school wash your bike and rub your feet, (or wash your feet and rub your bike).

Sorry about the tire. Glad you found Wright's... they are good people.

Chris

 

[frogpirate]

If you look at the left side of this picture, you can see the 2nd place bike. Yes, that fast RED Ape beat EVERY FJR entered.

:evilsmiley03: Bwahahahha!

B) ribit

 

[Ignacio]

If you look at the left side of this picture, you can see the 2nd place bike. Yes, that fast RED Ape beat EVERY FJR entered.
:evilsmiley03: Bwahahahha!

B) ribit

I dunno. The Red Ape looks a bit like the 6 second abs machine as seen on TV. Are you sure you didn't get the Tuono off late night TV for three easy payments of $49.95?

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All kidding aside,frogpirate paired a great ride, solid routing, and maximum sit ups (100) to a solid 2nd place standing. Great job! :yahoo:

 

[Malve]

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face in marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

T Roosevelt

 

[frogpirate]

All kidding aside,frogpirate paired a great ride, solid routing, and maximum sit ups (100) to a solid 2nd place standing. Great job! :yahoo:

You forgot luck, I had a big dose of that. Thanks Matt (who also had an awesome finish!) Warchild don't need no luck, he'll rock it next time. :drinks:

 

[Ignacio]

You forgot luck, I had a big dose of that. Thanks Matt (who also had an awesome finish!) Warchild don't need no luck, he'll rock it next time. :drinks:

As if my passing a white SUV that had "Animal Control" printed on the side.......and some foreign word called "Sheriff" without getting lit up wasn't lucky. My only answer is the deputy was either laughing to himself all 40 miles from Loa to I-70 or that he was impressed by my continuing as if the evening air and view was somehow better by setting the pace in front of him.

I'll concur that WC's DNF was unfortunate and will nag at him like a hangnail until next year.

I'm going to have to ping you offline what you did for bonuses. I'm about done with my route and will be posting shortly.

 

[Warchild]

I'll concur that WC's DNF was unfortunate and will nag at him like a hangnail until next year.

The *real* bummer is: I had sorta planned on returning the XX to Endurance Riding duties after the Utah 1088, and return the Busa to that more of a local canyon-carving weapon.

Not now.

'Cause there is unfinished business yet to do down in Utah next year.... :angry:

 

[LDRydr]

I dunno. The Red Ape looks a bit like the 6 second abs machine as seen on TV. Are you sure you didn't get the Tuono off late night TV for three easy payments of $49.95? All kidding aside, frogpirate paired a great ride, solid routing, and maximum sit ups (100) to a solid 2nd place standing. Great job! :yahoo:

It looks better when it goes blowing by you at Mach 1 in search of the next bonus locale! Note the new Moto X Outlet sticker. And I don't know about that FYYFF sticker, must be something for the Hardley riders :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[frogpirate]

It looks better when it goes blowing by you at Mach 1 in search of the next bonus locale! Note the new Moto X Outlet sticker. And I don't know about that FYYFF sticker, must be something for the Hardley riders :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well, since this is the FJR forum, we should have at least one picture of a FJR in the thread, no?

LDRyder on the I-205 Bridge, almost home in Vancouver, WA.

A big thank you to Dennis for running V1 interference on the way home. :yahoo:

 

[FJRBluesman]

Warchild - I can only imagine how tough that was to DNF after all the prep, time, money, etc. You did the right thing, as painful as that was.

You will be back, wiser, and more driven. Good luck.

 

[Bounce]

Hey Dale! Have you seen a dr. about that hand? In all the years I've known you, I don't think I've ever seen you when it wasn't frozen in that shape. :rofl:

 

[Randy]

Dale,

Is the K8 hard on all tires or is this the first you've had a bad experience? With the back end fully loaded, have you ever over compnesated by raising the rear ride height and/or dropping the front to try and distribute a little bit of that weight forward? What pressures (cold) were you running?

 

[Warchild]

Dale,Is the K8 hard on all tires or is this the first you've had a bad experience?

The K8 is, admittedly, fairly hard on the rear tire, but to be honest, a disciplined throttle hand can mitigate that considerably. I had the stock Bridgestone BT-015 that wore away at the Cal24, but that was just me trying to stretch out my tires a bit too far.... the BT-015 just melts away fast regardless of riding conditions.

This latest Dunlop failure was the rider trying to force a tire to work under conditions it is ill-suited for. I had *just* checked the rear tire condition at the previous gas stop, and I was only approaching the wear bar in the center only.

Apparently, however, road surface temps above 125F, coupled with busting down the road at mega-speeds for 12 continuous hours, all this makes the rear Dunlop Qualifier unhappy. :blink:

Next year, I'll mount up Avon Storms for this event... I can get a solid 4500 miles out of them, even under harsh riding environments.

With the back end fully loaded, have you ever over compnesated by raising the rear ride height and/or dropping the front to try and distribute a little bit of that weight forward?

No, because even when loaded down will a full bag of fuel, there is only about 45 lbs of weight on the pillion area.... less than half the weight of a passenger. However, I did jack up the rear pre-load to obtain the correct sag. No altering fork height as I did not want to impact the basic frame geometry.

What pressures (cold) were you running?

When running a hard-core Endurance rally in these particular conditions, the tires are kept at their max cold pressure of 42 psi.

 

[Davo]

Butting in here.

Dale you say 45lb on the rear, is it a 5gal tank? Looks it just wondered.

I have to be honest and wonder why you chose a soft compound tyre like that but I guess you have kicked yourself enough about that already.

carry on................... just passing saw the light on

 

[Warchild]

Butting in here.
Dale you say 45lb on the rear, is it a 5gal tank? Looks it just wondered.

It is a 4.9 gallon cell, however, it can only hold 4.6 gallons while on the side-stand.

So when filled, it's only about 30-ish lbs of fuel, plus another 12-ish lbs for the cell/rack itself, and about 3 lbs of various stuff (tire-repair kit, some tools, etc) in the aux cell tankbag pockets.